{{tnr}}'''Shelley Moore Capito''' (b. November 26, 1953) is a [[Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from the state of [[West Virginia]]. Moore Capito was first elected by voters from [[West Virginia's 2nd congressional district|the 2nd congressional district of West Virginia]] in 2000, and she won re-election in 2012.

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{{tnr}}'''Shelley Moore Capito''' (b. November 26, 1953, in Glendale, West Virignia) is a [[Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from the state of [[West Virginia]]. Moore Capito was first elected by voters from [[West Virginia's 2nd congressional district|the 2nd congressional district of West Virginia]] in 2000, and she won re-election in 2012.

Capito will vacate her seat in the U.S. House to run for [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] in the [[United States Senate elections in West Virginia, 2014|2014 elections]].<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/11/25/rep-shelley-moore-capito-will-run-for-senate/ ''The Washington Post,'' "Rep. Shelley Moore Capito will run for Senate," November 25, 2012]</ref>

Capito will vacate her seat in the U.S. House to run for [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] in the [[United States Senate elections in West Virginia, 2014|2014 elections]].<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/11/25/rep-shelley-moore-capito-will-run-for-senate/ ''The Washington Post,'' "Rep. Shelley Moore Capito will run for Senate," November 25, 2012]</ref>

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

According to her website, Capito's campaign platform included the following issues[6]:

Energy independence

Decreasing taxes and regulation

Health care access

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Capito voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. She was one of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[7]

Elections

2014

On November 26, 2012, Capito declared her candidacy for the open U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Jay Rockefeller in the 2014 elections.[8] Capito will have to vacate her seat in the U.S. House to pursue the Senate bid.[9]

Full history

To view the full congressional electoral history for Shelley Moore Capito, click [show] to expand the section.

2010

On November 2, 2010, Shelley Moore Capito won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Virginia Lynch Graf (D) and Phil Hudok (Constitution) in the general election.[14]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2010

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Shelley Moore Capitoincumbent

68.5%

126,814

Democratic

Virginia Lynch Graf

29.7%

55,001

Constitution

Phil Hudok

1.9%

3,431

Total Votes

185,246

2008

On November 4, 2008, Shelley Moore Capito won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Anne Barth (D) and Aaron Mills (Write-in) in the general election.[15]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2008

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Shelley Moore Capitoincumbent

57.1%

147,334

Democratic

Anne Barth

42.9%

110,819

N/A

Aaron Mills

0%

16

Total Votes

258,169

2006

On November 7, 2006, Shelley Moore Capito won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Mike Callaghan (D) in the general election.[16]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2006

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Shelley Moore Capitoincumbent

57.2%

94,110

Democratic

Mike Callaghan

42.8%

70,470

Total Votes

164,580

2004

On November 2, 2004, Shelley Moore Capito won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Erik Wells (D) and Julian Martin (Mountain) in the general election.[17]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2004

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Shelley Moore Capitoincumbent

57.5%

147,676

Democratic

Erik Wells

41.3%

106,131

Mountain

Julian Martin

1.3%

3,218

Total Votes

257,025

2002

On November 5, 2002, Shelley Moore Capito won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Jim Humphreys (D) in the general election.[18]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2002

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Shelley Moore Capitoincumbent

60%

98,276

Democratic

Jim Humphreys

40%

65,400

Total Votes

163,676

2000

On November 7, 2000, Shelley Moore Capito won election to the United States House. She defeated Jim Humphreys (D) and John Brown (L) in the general election.[19]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2000

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Shelley Moore Capito

48.5%

108,769

Democratic

Jim Humphreys

45.9%

103,003

Libertarian

John Brown

5.6%

12,543

Total Votes

224,315

Sen. Byrd seat

When Sen. Robert C. Byrd died suddenly, he left his U.S. Senate seat--which he held for longer than any other seats Senators have held in history-- unfilled. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) was a possible contender in a special election to be held in West Virginia. She released a statement that congratulated Carte Goodwin on his appointment to the U.S. Senate by Gov. Joe Manchin. The statement also said:

It is troubling that upon the news of Senator Robert Byrd’s passing, the three elected executive officers of our state government who play a significant role in determining the process and timing of a Special Election – Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General – did not meet and work together on a course of action to address the known problems in the law. It is apparent that many elected officials, and particularly the person ultimately charged with calling a Special Election, have been more focused on political maneuvers to further their own political ambitions before fulfilling the obligations of their office on behalf of the people they were elected to serve.

Based on the person chosen from the rumored field of candidates to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy on an interim basis, it is once again evident that political ambition was the key factor in the selection. Governor Manchin followed the same path as Florida Governor Charlie Crist did last August when he appointed his former staffer for the sole purpose of protecting his own desire to run for the U.S. Senate seat...[20]

On July 21, 2010, Capito announced on WV MetroNews Talkline that she was not seeking the Senate seat.[21]

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Capito is available dating back to 2000. Based on available campaign finance records, Capito raised a total of $14,192,622 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 5, 2013.[22]

Lifetime voting record

According to the website GovTrack, Capito missed 109 of 8,664 roll call votes from January 2001 to April 2013. This amounts to 1.3%, which is better than the median of 2.1% among current congressional representatives as of April 2013.[30]

Congressional staff salaries

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Capito paid her congressional staff a total of $993,255 in 2011. Overall, West Virginia ranks 33rd in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[31]

Net worth

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Capito's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between -$17,938 and $2,266,995. That averages to $1,124,528, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2011 of $7,859,232. Her average net worth decreased by 35.07% from 2010.[32]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Capito's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $506,060 to $2,957,997. That averages to $1,732,028.50, which is higher than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.[33]

National Journal vote ratings

2012

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Capito was 1 of 2 members who ranked 207th in the conservative rankings in 2012.[34]

2011

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Capito was 1 of 2 members of congress who ranked 203rd in the conservative rankings.[35]

Political positions

Voting with party

2013

Moore Capito voted with the Republican Party 95.2% of the time, which ranked 154th among the 234 House Republican members as of June 2013.[36]

Personal

Moore Capito and her husband, Charles L. Capito, have three children and one grandchild.[2]

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